MARKET RESEARCH
Real-time alert when a competitor opens a net-new role type
Monitors competitor job feeds and fires an instant Slack alert only when a rival posts a role in a category they have never hired for before, signaling a fresh strategic move.
How it runs
The automated pipeline, trigger to output.
- TriggerShort-interval schedule polls feeds
- ActionExtract current open roles per competitorFirecrawl
- LogicDiff role categories against historical baseline
- ActionPersist new categories as updated baselineAirtable
- OutputPost net-new role alert to SlackSlack
What it does
Watches competitors' open roles continuously and stays silent until something genuinely new appears: the first-ever posting in a job category that rival has not hired for before. That first hire often marks the start of a new initiative, so the alert flags only the true signal and ignores backfills.
When to use it
When you do not want a weekly summary but an immediate ping the moment a competitor enters new territory, like their first ML researcher, first compliance counsel, or first hire in a new country. Ideal for fast-moving markets where reaction time matters.
How it works
- 1A schedule polls competitor job feeds on a short interval.
- 2Firecrawl extracts current open roles from each careers page.
- 3A logic step normalizes role categories and diffs them against the historical set of categories ever seen per competitor.
- 4If no new category appears, the run ends quietly.
- 5New categories are written to Airtable as the new baseline.
- 6Slack posts an urgent alert naming the competitor, the brand-new role category, and what strategic move it likely signals.
Set it up
What you configure once, before turning it on.
- 1Connect FirecrawlCrawl, scrape, structured extract.
- 2Connect AirtableBases, tables, views, automations.
- 3Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
- 4Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
- 5Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
- 6Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.
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